1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

It is a great relief to finally have won our first game, especially against such a strong side as Rochdale,

Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.

In dialogue, make sure that your attributives do not awkwardly interrupt a spoken sentence. Place them where the breath would come naturally in speech-that is, where the speaker would pause for emphasis, or take a breath. The best test for locating an attributive is to speak the sentence aloud.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

A writer is like a bean plant, he has his little day, and then he gets stringy.

A single flight of planes no bigger than a wedge of geese can quickly end this island fantasy, burn the towers, crumble the bridges, turn the underground passages into lethal chambers, cremate millions... Of all targets New York has a certain clear priority. In the mind of whatever perverted dreamer might loose the lightning, New York must hold a steady, irresistible charm.

Even if there's no damage, it's going to take at least two weeks for refineries to come back. It's at least as serious as Hurricane Ivan, which we had last year. And it took six months to get production back to normal in that case.

A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.

I think the 'Mallards' would be good. Fans could do duck calls at the games, and this is a hunting state.